Hi all,
have 6 lambs - 3 which are bottle fed (mothers no milk and skittish). Oldest twins which are bottle fed are 6 weeks old and yongest lamb which is bottle fed is 3 1/2 weeks old. Other lambs with their mums are 4 1/2weeks old. All are thriving.
Due to weather, feeding and worring about fox attacks (don't seem to have seen many over the past 2 years) we have been bringing the lambs and 3 ewe mothers into a 12' x 8' shed at night.
I just think now it is time to let them out at night as the ewes are becoming restless confined at night, (bottle fed ones want out as well) and it also can get a bit muggy in there (worrying now about respiritory problems).
I am going to build a lean to at the side of the shed which will privide shelter if needed.
Are we just being over protective over our little lambs - should they be big enough now to fend off foxes at night - and should the bottle fed lambs be ok out at night - they tend to keep together in the day and mix with some of the younger ewes.
We have 11 ewes, a ram and the six babies
Any comments/advice from you experienced lambers would be welcome.
Regards,
Mark